Edinburgh Business School (UK)
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration
The Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration is recognition of the knowledge and success gained in the field of business and provides employers with evidence of a milestone award or stand-alone achievement.
This diploma provides a stand-alone award or a milestone achievement if you progress to the MBA. The six courses achieved at diploma level will count towards the nine courses required for the MBA, providing courses achieved at diploma level match with the courses required to achieve the MBA.
Requirements
You must complete six courses, of which at least one must be a core course.
Core Courses
- Accounting
- Economics
- Finance
- Marketing
- Organisational Behaviour
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
Elective Courses
- Alliances and Partnerships
- Competitive Strategy
- Consumer Behaviour
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Reputation, Branding and Managing People
- Credit Risk Management
- Derivatives
- Employee Relations
- Financial Risk Management
- Human Resource Development
- Human Resource Management
- Influence
- International Marketing
- Leadership
- Making Strategies Work
- Managing People in Changing Contexts
- Managing People in Global Markets
- Marketing Channels
- Marketing Communications
- Marketing Research
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Performance Management
- Negotiation
- Practical History of Financial Markets
- Principles of Retailing
- Quantitative Methods
- Research Methods for Business and Management
- Sales Force Management
- Services Marketing
- Strategic Negotiation
- Strategic Risk Management
Study Hours
Approximately 200 study hours per course
Exemptions
Click here for exemptions list.
Assessement
A three hour written exam per course.
Study Options
The courses in this programme can be followed by self-study, on campus or through an Approved Learning Partner. For more information, see the Study Options section.
9 Modules needed in order to complete the MBA.
11Modules needed in order to complete the MBA with specialisation.
Entry Requirements
British first- or second-class honours degree, or qualification deemed to be equivalent by the university, or passes in three of the MBA courses (one of which should be a core) by self-study.
- A minimum of 2 years’ full-time business experience of a relevant nature
Evidence of English-language proficiency in the form of an IELTS or TOEFL score (where English is not an applicant's first language)
However, students without a degree may register by passing the examinations in their first 3 MBA courses including one core course).